I would say that most serious artists have a pretty complete idea of what they're going to do before they do it. — Diego Cortez Copy Share Image
Boston's justice system is in serious need of reform. Many of its policies and practices are antiquated, expensive, and don't really even… — Shaun King Copy Share Image
There is not so good an understanding between any two, but the exposure by the one of a serious fault in the… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
I've learned that no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with. — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
British fashion is a serious business. The British fashion industry is worth £21bn to the U.K. economy and employs 819,000 people across… — Natalie Massenet Copy Share Image
Politics is much too serious to be taken too seriously; equally, there are many aspects of it so laughable as to be… — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
I began demonstrating against serious culture. In hindsight, the actual course of events has been very humiliating for me, because no one… — Henry Flynt Copy Share Image
I think I may be a better person for having given serious time and thought and effort to gardening. — Martha Stewart Copy Share Image
I love acting. I love play-acting. I love pretending. I love telling stories so whether they be comedic or serious or whatever,… — Jim Carrey Copy Share Image
I try to sing many different kinds of songs. If I sing a batch of humorous songs, I'll throw in a deadly… — Pete Seeger Copy Share Image
Depression is a serious problem, but drugs are not the answer. In the long run, psychotherapy is both cheaper and more effective,… — Irving Kirsch Copy Share Image
I look at each one of my restaurants, and I want my personality to come out. Some are serious, some are intense… — Michael Mina Copy Share Image
A Child of Happiness always seems like an old soul living in a new body, and her face is very serious until… — Anne Cameron Copy Share Image
We are not very much to blame for our bad marriages. We live amid hallucinations, and especial trap is laid to trip… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I would like to continue acting. I tell people I can't go back to real life. I have to see how far… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share Image
Serious concerns about worker safety and fair treatment have been reported at Amazon warehouses. Workers have fallen ill from extreme heat, had… — Krystal Ball Copy Share Image
The combination of a frivolous form and a serious subject immediately unmasks the truth about our dramas. — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
I'm not a very serious Jew. I don't wear the protective religious headgear. They only wear that because 40% of all religious… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
I was shocked when four Arlington girls at a track meet this spring asked me for my autograph. I told them, 'Don't… — Jordan Larson Copy Share Image
If you ever watch children play - what do you observe when you watch children play? You know, they're dead serious. They're… — Garry Winogrand Copy Share Image
I am fun. I do have a good time. I have a good heart. I'm not all jokes. I'm a pretty serious… — Heidi Montag Copy Share Image
Be serious. Life hurts. Reflect what hurts. I don't mean that you can't also be funny, or have fun, but at the… — John Irving Copy Share Image
I was really serious about being an actress. I was playing young female characters and not feeling very connected to them. — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
If we refuse to accept as inevitable the irresponsibility and educational unconcern of the adolescent culture, then this poses a serious challenge. — James S. Coleman Copy Share Image
Living a life of service, rather than one of expression, is a serious mistake, because expressing who we really are is the… — Kurt Hanks Copy Share Image
Today we see a human population of over 6 billion people, many of whom have serious medical conditions, which either can't be… — Ralph Merkle Copy Share Image
Life does not hurt nearly as much if we have learned to listen to ourselves and to recognize how fully and richly… — Eugene Kennedy Copy Share Image
If one of my friends said they'd written a little role for me in a sitcom, I'd definitely do it and I'd… — Josh Widdicombe Copy Share Image
Can we imagine the United States without electricity? No, that would be pretty hard. Likewise, we can't really imagine being without an… — Alexis Ohanian Copy Share Image
If we can refrain from harming others in our actions & words, we can start to give serious attention to actively doing good. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Everyone in my family was a very serious worker, always with a determination to provide for each other. — Simon Weston Copy Share Image
Women are but the toys which amuse our lighter hours---ambition is the serious business of life. — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
Having a very serious thematic element in the lyrics and then juxtaposing with something really triumphant and just a big beat to… — Brendon Urie Copy Share Image
The only time anyone has ever gotten into serious trouble was when he decided he could do nothing about something. — L. Ron Hubbard Copy Share Image
Suicide is a serious thing. And if you know anyone who is suicidal, you need to get them help. No one should… — Gerard Way Copy Share Image
I take literature as a really serious human activity. It's not just a playful thing. It can be hilarious and wonderful and… — David Shields Copy Share Image
I have cheated. But I don't regret it because we were not serious. I wouldn't have ever done it if I were… — Abhay Deol Copy Share Image
I think when you're as talented as me or you, you don't need to have an ego. On a serious note, the… — Chris Martin Copy Share Image
Acting represents all that human beings experience, and if you want it to be 'nice,' you will never be a serious communicator… — Larry Moss Copy Share Image
Clearly independent journalists - domestic journalists - run a high risk if they dare to take on serious investigative work. — David Remnick Copy Share Image
